Long live Taylor Swift’s Slytherin past. A blinged-out pastel phase is now upon us! Just after midnight on Saturday, the songstress made a series of power moves across her social media channels that strongly imply she’ll be releasing new music on Friday, April 26. Let’s consult the facts: On her Twitter and Instagram pages, she’s redesigned all of her photos to dreamy landscapes and hearts, with a caption of “4.26” uniting them all. On her website, there’s also a countdown clock counting down to the date. As Buzzfeed notes, Swift has been consistently using this pastel-y color aesthetic in her Instagram photos for months now, and she’s long been an enthusiast for stoking excitement with countdowns.
“When I’ve gone through dark, low times, I’ve always found a tiny bit of relief and hope in getting a countdown app,” she said this year, “and adding things I’m looking forward to.” Now, the lingering question remains: Will Swift remain a pop princess, or go back to her yeehaw country roots?
View this post on InstagramSwift has continued to post new pastel updates teasing the same date over the last few days, either a sign that new music will indeed be coming soon, or that she has plans to retire from it all and open a small arts-and-crafts store somewhere upstate.
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